FILMMAKER

A small creative pool under $5.4M

$5,442,487 is the occupation-level dollar total. 22,735 is the itemization count. 765 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $239. Mean dollars per donor record are about $7,114. Repeat giving is about 30 itemizations per donor record.

765 donor records is a narrower pool than many professional-title strings with similar dollars. The per-donor mean of about $7,114 sits above typical support-staff keys in this harvest band. The line count of 22,735 still shows substantial repeat itemizing rather than a handful of large gifts.

These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of production budgets allocated to politics. The packet has no gift-size distribution, no guild field, and no studio-versus-independent split.

Filmmaker is not film producer

FILM PRODUCER is a neighboring occupation key with its own facts. DIRECTOR, WRITER, and PRODUCER — if those strings exist as separate keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to FILMMAKER. This page cites only $5,442,487, 22,735 contributions, and 765 donors.

The FEC does not verify festival credits, union cards, or production-company filings. Documentary makers, commercial directors who typed FILMMAKER, and people who use the word as a catch-all creative title can all appear. Occupation is the donor’s word on that line, published as reported on FEC.gov.

Questions

How much have filmmaker donors given in FEC records?

Itemizations that list FILMMAKER sum to $5,442,487, or $5.4M, across 22,735 contributions and 765 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a count of working filmmakers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Are film producers included in the filmmaker total?

Only if they typed FILMMAKER. FILM PRODUCER is a separate occupation string unless the bulk extract normalized it here. This page covers FILMMAKER: $5,442,487, 22,735 contributions, and 765 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules published on FEC.gov.

Does listing FILMMAKER prove a production credit?

No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify festival credits or union membership. Quote 22,735 contributions and 765 donor records with the dollars. Source: FEC.gov Form 3/3X itemizations indexed on LobbyVault. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Where can I see individual filmmaker contributions?

The FILMMAKER occupation page lists indexed itemizations. Verify amounts on FEC.gov. The occupation total is $5,442,487. Confirm surprising amounts on the committee report. Occupation matching is exact-string only. Industry pages group employers, not this occupation string. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.